OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state officials are seeking legislative authority to transfer certain juvenile offenders to adult prisons at younger ages than currently allowed, citing severe overcrowding ...

When it comes to deciding whether violent juvenile offenders should finish their sentences in adult prison, Harris County judges do not always reach the same conclusions. In January, Eyewitness News ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge ruled Friday that the Cambria County Prison is providing a juvenile with sufficient “sight and sound” housing away from adult inmates after the juvenile notified ...

Sending minors to prison is a last resort, public prosecutor David Lentz has said, amid criticism of the country’s policy of ...

(WHTM) – Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are seeking to ban placing juvenile suspects into adult correctional facilities. State Reps. Liz Hanbidge (D-Montgomery) and Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) say they ...

The Maryland General Assembly appears ready to pass next week a significant reform to how minors are automatically charged as adults in the state. While juvenile justice advocates have hailed the bill ...